Onibaba Genre Guide: Story, Cast and Movie Facts

Onibaba (1964) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. The most daring film import ever...From Japan!

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Nobuko Otowa as Woman; Jitsuko Yoshimura as Young Woman; Kei Satō as Hachi; Jūkichi Uno as The Samurai; Taiji Tonoyama as Ushi; Someshō Matsumoto as Runaway Warrior; Kentarô Kaji as Runaway Warrior; Fudeko Tanaka as Old Woman

About Onibaba

While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

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• The Grudge

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